Reine Hibiki | |
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| Born | 15 November Hitachi,Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Illustrator |
| Known for | Maria-sama ga Miteru (illustrations) |
| Website | hiviki |
Reine Hibiki (ひびき 玲音,Hibiki Reine) is a Japaneseillustrator, born November 15 inHitachi,Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. She is a graduate ofJoshibi University of Art and Design Junior College. Her work includes illustrating theMaria-sama ga Miteru series oflight novels.
Hibiki is co-creator of the light novel seriesKaren Broadcasting Club (カレン坂高校 可憐放送部,Karenzakakōkō Karenhōsōbu; literally "Karen Hill Highschool Cute Broadcasting Club"). The series originated in 2006 as adōjinshi project by the circleMAGIXX, with related goods sold at that summer'sComic Market. However, by 2007 it had become a commercial publication byShueisha. The novels' co-author isBeni Suzumoto (鈴本 紅,Suzumoto Beni) from MAGIXX.
As of May 2009, four volumes of the light novel have been published in Japan:
| Volume | Title | Publication Date | ISBN |
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| 1 | Karen Broadcasting Club (カレン坂高校 可憐放送部,Karenzakakōkō Karenhōsōbu)[1] | 2007-08-01 | ISBN 978-4-08-601049-8 |
| 2 | Guided Answer (カレン坂高校 可憐放送部 導かれた解答,Michibikareta Kaitō)[2] | 2007-11-01 | ISBN 978-4-08-601088-7 |
| 3 | Determination and Hand-mic (カレン坂高校 可憐放送部 決意とハンドマイク,Ketsui to Handomaiku)[3] | 2008-03-01 | ISBN 978-4-08-601134-1 |
| 4 | The Anti-Principal Declaration (カレン坂高校 可憐放送部 反校長宣言,Hankōchō Sengen)[4] | 2008-06-03 | ISBN 978-4-08-601169-3 |
Shueisha has also released onedrama CD for the series:
| Volume | Title | Publication Date | ISBN |
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| 1 | Karen Broadcasting Club (カレン坂高校 可憐放送部,Karenzakakōkō Karenhōsōbu)[5] | 2008-03-28 | ISBN 978-4-08-901163-8 |
From 1994 to 1996, Hibiki was a member of thedōjinshi circle IN-FECT withAsako Takaboshi (高星 麻子,Takaboshi Asako), who went on to become illustrator of theHakushaku to Yōsei light novels. From 1997 onwards, Hibiki has published dōjinshi through her own circle Russian Blue. Early Russian Blue works were often collaborations with other artists and based onFinal Fantasy characters. More recent works include theTrue Colors series of rough illustrations, which are sold at each Comic Market.[8]
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